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-There are three ways to get in communication with the Bugzilla developers: IRC, Bugzilla, and the Developers Mailing List.
+There are three ways to get in communication with the Bugzilla developers: real-time chat rooms, Bugzilla, and the Developers Mailing List.
-== IRC ==
+== Real-Time Chat Rooms ==
-The best way to contact the Bugzilla developers is through IRC.
+The best way to contact the Bugzilla developers is through online chat. We have an official presence on three different chat services, which are all linked together, so you can join any one of them and everyone in all three places will be able to see what you post.
-Most of us are in [irc://irc.mozilla.org/bugzilla #bugzilla] on irc.mozilla.org. We all live in different time zones, though, so different developers are awake at different times. The channel may be a bit dead if it's currently night time in the United States and not yet morning in Europe, though usually ''somebody'' is there.
+Feel free to drop into chat and ask questions. We all live in different time zones, though, so different developers are awake at different times. The channel may be a bit dead if it's currently night time in the United States and not yet morning in Europe, though usually ''somebody'' is there.
-If you can't easily get on IRC, you can use the [http://landfill.bugzilla.org/irc/ Bugzilla IRC Gateway]. That way you don't have to install anything!
+If you want to become a core Bugzilla developer, the absolute best way is just to hang out in chat for a long time. If you make it plain that you're a programmer and you want to work on Bugzilla, eventually somebody will just grab you and say, "Work on this!" Do be patient, though--that doesn't happen instantly.
-If you want to become a core Bugzilla developer, the absolute best way is just to hang out in IRC for a long time. If you make it plain that you're a programmer and you want to work on Bugzilla, eventually somebody will just grab you and say, "Work on this!" Do be patient, though--that doesn't happen instantly.
+=== What If Nobody Answers Me in Chat? ===
-=== What If Nobody Answers Me on IRC? ===
+If you come into the chat room to ask a question, and nobody answers, just wait a while, or come in again at a different time! We're not ignoring you, we're just not there! We always answer people's questions, when we're around.
-If you come into IRC to ask a question, and nobody answers, just wait a while, or come in again at a different time! We're not ignoring you, we're just not there! We always answer people's questions, when we're around.
+=== How to Connect to Chat ===
+You can connect to chat in any of these places:
+* IRC: [https://web.libera.chat/#bugzilla #bugzilla on libera.chat]
+* Matrix: [https://matrix.to/#/#bugzilla:mozilla.org #bugzilla:mozilla.org]
+* Discord: [https://discord.gg/ThfgdS2VG2 #devel on the Bugzilla Discord]
 == Bugzilla ==
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 == Developers List ==
-If you want to make a broad announcement to all Bugzilla developers, you should use the [https://lists.bugzilla.org/cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr?func=lists-long-full&extra=developers developers mailing list]. Bugzilla developers call this mailing list "developers@" for short.
+If you want to make a broad announcement to all Bugzilla developers, you should use the [https://lists.bugzilla.org/listinfo/developers developers mailing list]. Bugzilla developers call this mailing list "developers@" for short.
 If you're going to be a Bugzilla developer, you should definitely be on this list. It isn't a high-volume list, although once in a while we do have long discussions on the list.
-However, if you just have a simple question to ask, don't use the list, use IRC.
+However, if you just have a simple question to ask, don't use the list, use the chat rooms.
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